新泽西理工NJIT招IEOR PhD Fall 2018

Dr. Esra Buyuktahtakin Toy in the Department of Mechnical and Industrial Engineering at New Jersey Institue of Technology (NJIT) is looking for a PhD student covered by full sholarship. The expected starting date is Fall 2018 or Spring 2018. The details are disclosed in both the attached document and the following text. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Esra Buyuktahtakin Toy at esratoy@njit.edu

GRA Position Announcement

Systems Optimization andAnalytics Lab (SOAL) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) seeks ahighly qualified PhD student for a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)position with a starting date of Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.

The ideal candidate should be ahighly motivated individual with outstanding writing skills and a strongbackground in math, algorithms, and computer programming. The research projectsinvolve developing optimization models, mixed-integer programming, non-linearprogramming, stochastic programming, and exact algorithms (e.g., cutting planesand decomposition algorithms) to solve healthcare, humanitarian logistics, andenvironmental sustainability problems. A background in operations research,applied mathematics, optimization, mathematical modeling, algorithms andprogramming (C, C++, etc.) is desirable although all qualified candidates willbe considered. Strong skills in CPLEX and other optimization software will beconsidered as a plus.

Admission requirements:

- Seeking a PhD degree

- Undergraduate GPA of 3.5 (outof 4) or higher in Industrial Engineering/Computer Science/Math/InformationSystems. GPA of 3.0 or higher may also be considered if the applicant hasexceptional background and skills. An MS GPA of 3.5/4 or higher is preferable.Other engineering as well as business/economics backgrounds may also beconsidered should the applicant is motivated to study operations research.

- Solid background in math,linear algebra, probability, and random variables.

- Familiarity with C or C++programming.

- An overall TOEFL IBT score of79 or larger (with speaking score>23) or an IELTS band score of 6.5 orlarger is required.

- Provision of the GRE scoresare required.

- Strong candidates without amaster’s degree will also be considered, should they apply for the PhD program.

Females and minorities arestrongly encouraged to apply.

If you are interested in theposition above, please contact Dr. Esra Buyuktahtakin Toy (esratoy@njit.edu) directly and send to her (preferably in pdf/jpegformat)

 A resume

 An unofficial copy of yourgraduate/undergraduate transcript.

 Unofficial copies of TOEFLand GRE scores

 3 representative publicationsor reports if available.

The position will be open until filled(last updated in 10/27/2017).

New Jersey Institute ofTechnology

University Heights

Newark, NJ 07102-1982

973 596-5705

esratoy@njit.edu

Department of Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering